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[H788]How Many Calories Do You Burn Lifting Weights

by Keishon Martin, Kei

My friend became very frustrated, as a result and contemplating to perhaps just dropping the whole program until the beginning of the New Year when things would become normal again. However, I advised against doing so for the following reasons why:

1. By stopping to train it would lower his metabolism which in turn would lower his energy levels and thus make him less productive at his job.

2. Even though he cannot get in the gym as often, getting his workout in and following the diet as much as possible will prevent him from losing valuable muscle gains while making undesirable fat gains. As this in turn stops him from getting further depressed as he sees his begin to waste away.

3. When he gets the chance and he can start hitting the gym more often and following the meal schedule to the, he will be in good shape and his body will respond very quickly to the more aggressive program.

This is a very different scenario than the one he would have encountered if he would have stopped training and dieting altogether, as in this case, he would have needed to use at least a week to get his body conditioned for the weights again and it would have taken him an extra week, or maybe even two, to get rid of any body fat that he might have gained depending on how bad the diet had been.

Try to be flexible, Be Consistent, Be Prepared. Having said that, in order to be successful in bodybuilding you need to have the right mindset. Bodybuilding is both a physical and extremely psychological endeavor. Of course, we all get frustrated when our schedules are affected by work, or any other life circumstance that may be thrown our way. Life is full of monkey wrenches in case you have not noticed and it does not make it easy for us to get our workouts and meals in. Therefore, we have to fight aggressively and plan ahead if we want to get our workouts and meals in daily.

Being a bodybuilder we must keep our eyes on the ultimate goal, which is always more muscle mass with less body fat. In order to accomplish that one must be consistent with the training and diet. So for whatever reason the program that the bodybuilder has mapped out is too much of a time commitment at a certain period in life, then the solution is to modify the bodybuilding program to one that does fit your routine.

Back in the days there were periods when I had to work 60-70 hours a week, I modified my training to where I would hit the gym 5 days a week for 40-45 minutes of weight training. Well since I had no time to do some cardiovascular exercise, I would superset antagonistic muscles in order to get some sort of cardiovascular effect. That is all I could afford to do.

Many times I tried to get my training in before work, but if for some reason I would miss it in the morning, then I always had lunchtime to make it up or later in the evening after work. The worst case is that there was always the weekend to make up for lost time to work out. Regarding meals, I always brought in all of my meals with me pre-prepared and also enough Meal Replacement Powders for those times that I was really on the move.

Then there are some of you for whatever reason may not even be able to do more than three sessions a week. Now if this is the case, then no issue; make the most out of the time that you do have available to train. The key to making lasting bodybuilding gains at the end of the day is that you have a realistic plan that can be executed consistently, not trying to follow one that looks really good in paper but cannot be executed. With the right determination you will get to where you want to go, it may just take a little bit longer depending on how much time you can dedicate to reaching your goals of getting fit.

Are you a Hot Mommy? You desire to be one but in spite of all your efforts you haven't gotten there yet. It's a safe bet that you've been through a lot of crazy fad diets and have even bought your share of diet pills and exercise gadgets. But have you seriously tried the rock solid, iron clad proven method of lifting weights to burn off the fat and get curves in all the right places?

You have probably heard the myths in this article or even came to your own conclusion about them. It's time to debunk them forever. As a bonus you'll also learn something about weight lifting that you aren't taking full advantage of to get slim and sexy.

Too many women have been sold on the idea that weight lifting is for men and they should do cardio. They are then told a few myths which reinforce that belief. Who knows when, where or why these myths started but they have held back millions of women from achieving the best physical shape of their lives. The first offender and the biggest: I don't want to get too big and muscular, like a man.

Let play an educational game before we get into the "Big Like Man" theory. The game is to find someone who woke up one day with too much muscle because they were not paying attention. After more than 20 years I have not met a person who can claim they accidentally got too much muscle from lifting weights. Man or woman.

As final proof of the impossibility of becoming too muscular go to the beach in any country and take a look at the men. Sadly, there won't be enough fitness models for every girl to take one home.

The next myth that needs to be put to rest is that women should only use light weights that those using heavy weights will somehow wake up in the Too Muscle-y Zone. Weight lifting, like life, is more complicated than light weight = small, heavy weight = big. So go ahead and lift something big it will come in handy in your everyday life. Seriously, you will have to lift something heavier than a 2 lbs/kg dumbbell some day. Who knows you may even find it fun. No... really, some do. Honest.

The last myth we'll discuss is that women should do aerobics because it burns more fat. Well, that is partly true. Typical aerobics training will burn fat more than lifting weights but only while you are doing it. The fat burning benefit stops when you stop moving. That new muscle you added from lifting weights? It continues to burn fat even while channel surfing.

OK, here is the part you've been waiting for: lifting weights can give the right shape to the parts you want. Oh, don't get all bashful. You're reading this for that very reason. Adding a little muscle will help lift the parts you want higher. Yearn for more cleavage? It can pick the girls up. Got a flat butt? You can fix it with weights. Got too much butt? Can't lose your baby belly? Guess what, they can be fixed with weights too. Don't forget the bonus benefit of adding muscle: more muscle more fat burned. For once the system is that simple.

It is incredible that more women lift weights but these myths are holding them back and chasing even more women away. Sadly they are missing out on the benefits of one the best forms of exercise available. Marilyn Monroe truly understood the benefits and was an avid weight lifter.

Better health, being better prepared for everyday life and getting your body into that slammin' sexy shape you've always dreamed of. You have to admit those are some great benefits. All these benefits are within your reach if you are willing to shed the chains that are holding you to the belief that weights are only for the boys.

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